The Ancient Ones I: Mesa Verde
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde is the largest such site in the National Park. You can’t visit the Four Corners region of the southwestern U.S. without your attention being drawn to the area’s American...
View ArticleThe Ancient Ones II: Chaco Canyon Intro.
The ruins of an Ancestral Puebloan Greathouse, Penyasco Blanco sits on the rim of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. I have finally made it to Chaco Canyon. This is one of those places I’ve been intrigued...
View ArticleAncient Ones III: Chaco Canyon Sites
Penyasco Blanco and the sky, at sunset in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon fires the imagination of many, but you might also want to know what there is to do there. It’s worth learning a bit...
View ArticleThe Ancient Ones IV: Hovenweep
In Little Ruin Canyon the moon illuminates Square Tower, with Hovenweep Castle visible on the rim beyond. A clan symbol etched into a wall at Painted Hand Pueblo in SW Colorado is of a figure bearing a...
View ArticleVisiting Zion National Park: Part II
The area around Zion remains sparsely populated enough to get a feel for what ancient people saw as they passed through. This continues the series on Zion National Park in Utah. We’ll focus this time...
View ArticleRural America ~ Desert SW Road-Trips: Four Corners
Sunrise at Lone Rock Beach on Lake Powell. Here’s a sad story: Imagine driving through a typical developed section of the United States. You drive by a continuous series of shopping complexes,...
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